Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun sg] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the confusion of battle an accident might decide the issue one way or another and the fortunes of a single day might undo the patient work of months or years . |
| 2 | To get back to base retrace your steps out of Coire Lagan , but head around the north side of Loch an Fhir-bhallaich . |
| 3 | Those who argued its virtues saw in this new kind of school an opportunity to blend the best in primary and secondary habits and , in particular , to extend for two extra years some of the freedom associated with good primary-school practice . |
| 4 | A broad awareness of the details of initial teacher education will not be of great assistance to a school other than to bring into some kind of focus an activity which used to appear to be both distant and unrelated . |
| 5 | It was n't the kind of sound an engine made — or a dishwasher or a television or any of the things I was used to seeing round the house . |
| 6 | In a case of recognition an identification parade would often be pointless but in the present case an identification parade or at the least a controlled confrontation should have been held . |
| 7 | For better or worse , he also was instrumental in promoting the blockbuster exhibition , notably the infamous ‘ Treasures of Tutankhamun ’ extravaganza of 1978 that attracted the public in droves but made tranquil enjoyment of a work of art an impossibility ( those who believe that the age of the rib-crushing blockbusters has ended , thanks in part to increased insurance costs , are herewith directed to the Museum of Modern Art 's current Matisse show — provided you have a ticket ) . |
| 8 | of a school leaver will be almost entirely about educational achievements and any pastimes , experiences or interests which indicate the type of person an employer will be looking for . |
| 9 | Chaucer uses this opportunity to present two quite contrasting tales , Sir Thopas and Melibee , the one a tail-rhyme romance , the other a moral example in prose ; two tales which in turn represent quite contrasting aspects of the one narratorial character , being two quite contrasting versions of what type of tale an audience or readership might think Chaucer " ought " to tell . |
| 10 | Such developments keep Johnson and Boswell at a further remove , although on the wall of the castle hangs a framed letter in which Johnson , with his attractive spidery writing , gives thanks to his host : ‘ The kind treatment which I have found wherever I go makes me leave with some heaviness of heart an island I am not likely to see again … |
| 11 | Mr Collins concludes : ‘ From a financial point of view an extension of the agreement to March 31 , 1997 provides the greater benefit . ’ |
| 12 | Here we see an illustration of the almost universal law that the term Normal being taken to refer to a short period of time an increase in the amount demanded raises the normal supply price . [ … ] |
| 13 | In the jargon of finance an annuity is just a regular flow of cash into or out of an account . |
| 14 | To a gentleman fond of sporting , or a family desirous of a truly elegant abode within a moderate distance of town an opportunity such as the present rarely occurs … , |
| 15 | But in the time it takes these children to ask for a drink of water an accomplice has slipped in the back and helped himself . |
| 16 | ( b ) Manner of exercise An option to renew is usually exercisable by notice in writing . |
| 17 | As tannin is bonded onto an intermediate layer of scale an acid cleaner is usually more successful |
| 18 | the means within a program to reduce or enlarge the amount of space an image will occupy . |
| 19 | Income is usually defined in terms of the amount of money an individual can spend over a period while leaving his or her net wealth position unaltered . |
| 20 | Back in Massachusetts , Taylor had learned that the amount of energy an animal uses increases in direct relation to speed and body mass . |
| 21 | But there was a second surprise in Milan : that the amount of energy an animal creates is independent of body mass and increases in less than a one-to-one relationship with speed . |
| 22 | Not only was the amount of rubbish an eyesore , the conditions were such that anyone wishing to spend a night , whether in emergency circumstances or voluntarily , would find it a most unpleasant experience . |
| 23 | So that it 's it it has certainly got a lot of value an exercise like that , even with entirely good conditions . |
| 24 | The minimum length of notice an employer must give an employee under Section 49 of the Employment Protection Act 1978 is one week when the employee has been employed between one month and two years . |
| 25 | Most of the men who wished to keep the age of consent at 12 and 13 accepted as a matter of course an outlook in which young girls from the working class were perceived to be easy sexual targets . |
| 26 | The idea of sub-contracting an exhibition piece now fills me with abject horror . |